Skills: what do we want students to be able to do?
Skills are best developed in the context of authentic stiuations such as those offered through the PYP units of inquiry. In order to be well prepared students for life-long learning, students need to master a whole range of skills beyond those normally referred to as basic. Skills should be interepreted in expectation according to the appropriatness for the group of learners.
The PYP transdisciplinary skills are:
Thinking skills
acquistion of knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis
synthesis
evaluation
dialectical thought
metacognition
Social skills
accepting responsibility
respecting others
cooperating
resolving conflict
group-decision-making
adopting a vaiety of group-roles
Communication skills
listening
speaking
reading
writing
viewing
presenting
non-verbal communication
Self-management skills
gross motor skills
fine motor skills
spatial awareness
organization
time management
safety
healthy life-style
coders of behaviour
informed choices
Research skills
formulating questions
observing
planning
collecting data
recording data
organizing data
interpreting data
presenting research findings
Making the PYP Happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
Skills are best developed in the context of authentic stiuations such as those offered through the PYP units of inquiry. In order to be well prepared students for life-long learning, students need to master a whole range of skills beyond those normally referred to as basic. Skills should be interepreted in expectation according to the appropriatness for the group of learners.
The PYP transdisciplinary skills are:
Thinking skills
Social skills
Communication skills
Self-management skills
Research skills
Making the PYP Happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education